Showie. job #5 (travel the country)

Yes thats right. I became a showie. How in the hell does a 14 year old become a showie I hear you ask? Well as it just so happened, I was living with my mother in Marybyrnong Melbourne. Our next door neighbour was Doug and Pat Roberts. They were sideshow operators who toured Australia doing all the major and rural shows. I had the opportunity to work at the Royal Melbourne Show for them in September and decided I really liked it. I had just finished my school year via correspondence at home, and was fed up with the whole idea of school. After my incedent at Treasureway, it was apparent that it would be very hard to get a normal day job. So I asked my mother if she could see if Doug would give me a job. Low and behold, he agreed. So Off I went with the show. Well what a wild ride that turned out too be. First stop was Bega NSW. All was going well until I stayed up all night the first night. I managed to get through the Saturday and was really looking forward to sleep. But Circumstances proved too much for me and I spent the majority of the night doing other things. Come Sunday, I fell asleep while working. We needless to say, I got the sack right there and then. Not to be outdone, I went and picked up a job with someone else in time for the next show.

I don't know exactly how long I travelled with the show at this particular time. I have been on and off the shows several times of a five year period and they all seem to blur together these days. Needless to say though, it was one hell of a ride and I met many good people and a lot of assholes as well. Perhaps it would make for an interesting book someday.

Keep smilin.....